Re: can ping server with fqdn but not with netbios name

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Ehren <Ehren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi-

I have a very strange issue going on. I installed a new server today
and added it to the domain as a member server for hosting user home
directories. (Will replace our old slow and crappy server). I can
access it just fine using \\servername\share from almost any computer
I can come in contact with. However from both of our domain
controllers the only way I can ping it or access its shares is by
using the fqdn (\\servername.domain.edu.local\share) which is
annoying.

Both domain controllers serve as AD integrated DNS servers each with
itself as its primary and the other as the secondary. ALl IP's are
static. all the servers are plugged into the same switch, there is
no routing involved. I flushed the NB cache as well as the dns cache
and it all does the same.

Im annoyed and out of ideas, anyone have any others?

So, just to clarify -

You *can* ping servername.domain.edu.local successfully...
but
You *can't* ping servername and get a reply from servername.domain.edu.local
?

If so, check to ensure that both DCs have the same primary DNS suffix -
compare an ipconfig /all on each. They should both have domain.edu.local
listed at the top.


.



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